WATCH: Arizona State’s Desmond Cambridge Jr. hits half-court heave at buzzer to stun rival Arizona

Arizona State guard Desmond Cambridge Jr. drilled a desperation heave on the ultimate buzzer to raise Arizona State to a surprising 89-88 victory over No. 7 Arizona on Saturday. The bucket got here after the Solar Devils inbounded the ball with 2.9 seconds left trailing 88-86. Cambridge caught the move, dribbled simply as soon as and unleashed the shot from a couple of steps behind the half-court line.

Arizona guard Pelle Larsson had a hand in Cambridge’s face as he launched the shot, but it surely hit nothing however internet to cap a wild rivalry sport that featured 18 lead adjustments and 11 ties. Cambridge completed with 21 factors to guide the Solar Devils (20-9, 11-7 Pac-12), who entered the sport on the bubble as one of many “Subsequent 4 Out” in Jerry Palm’s Bracketology and desperately wanted an announcement victory to maintain their hopes for an at-large hopes NCAA Match bid alive. 

The Wildcats (24-5, 13-5) seemed to be in nice form when Oumar Ballo pulled down a rebound with 2.9 seconds left and was fouled. However when he missed the primary foul shot, it left the door open for an ASU miracle. With the win, the in-state foes cut up their regular-season sequence. 

The loss all however eliminates Arizona from rivalry for the Pac-12 title. If UCLA wins any of its ultimate three common season video games, the Bruins would be the solo convention champions.